A novel big defensin identified in horseshoe crab hemocytes: isolation, amino acid sequence, and antibacterial activity.

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Published in J Biochem on May 01, 1995

Authors

T Saito1, S Kawabata, T Shigenaga, Y Takayenoki, J Cho, H Nakajima, M Hirata, S Iwanaga

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka.

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